Posted by Eli Dahan on November 8, 2009 under Biblical Hebrew | 
Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, is the tenth day of the month of Tishri. It is the holiest day of the Jewish year. On this day, God seals our fate for the coming year. The entire day is spent fasting and praying to God for forgiveness and a good year.
In the Bible
In the Bible Yom Kippur calls the day Yom HaKippurim , as mentioned in the book of Leviticus 23:26-28-
"וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה, אֶל-מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר אַךְ בֶּעָשׂוֹר לַחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי הַזֶּה יוֹם הַכִּפֻּרִים הוּא, מִקְרָא-קֹדֶשׁ יִהְיֶה לָכֶם, וְעִנִּיתֶם, אֶת-נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם; וְהִקְרַבְתֶּם אִשֶּׁה, לַיהוָה. וְכָל-מְלָאכָה לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ, בְּעֶצֶם הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה: כִּי יוֹם כִּפֻּרִים, הוּא, לְכַפֵּר עֲלֵיכֶם, לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם"
"The LORD said to Moses, "The tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. Hold a sacred assembly and deny yourselves, and present an offering made to the LORD by fire. Do no work on that day, because it is the Day of Atonement, when atonement is made for you before the LORD your God"
Yom Kippur customs
On Yom Kippur, it is custom to feast on the day before Yom Kippur. Feasting on this day for the sake of having strength to properly fast and pray on Yom Kippur is considered as one actually fasted on two days.
.According to sages of blessed memory in Tractate Yoma five things are forbidden on Yom Kippur: eating, drinking, wearing leather shoes, using creams or oils and having sexual intercourse.
However, children not yet bar or bat-mitzvah, women who are pregnant or nursing, and anyone who is sick, may eat and drink as needed.
On Yom Kippur it is custom to wear white cloth. Also, before the father goes to the synagogue, he blesses his children.
The concluding service of Yom Kippur, known as Ne’ilah, is one unique to the day. The ark is kept open throughout this service, thus you must stand throughout the service. The service is sometimes referred to as the closing of the gates. The service ends with a very long blast of the shofar.
Main phrases of the post + transcription + translation
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צוֹם
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tsôm
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Fast
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יוֹם כִּפּוּר
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Yôm kippûr
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The day of atonement
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חֲכָמֵינוּ זִכְרוֹנָם לִבְרָכָה
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Hăkāmênû zikrônām
librākāh
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sages of blessed memory
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נַעַל
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Na’al
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Shoe
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Posted by Eli Dahan on June 30, 2009 under Bible, Biblical Hebrew, Jewish Folklore |
Who was Azazel?
According to the scriptures, Azazel was the evil spirit in the wilderness to whom a scapegoat was sent on the Day of Atonement. The ceremony commenced when the high priest cast lots over two goats: one was designated to the Lord and offered as a sin offering, while the other was for Azazel and outcast in the desert as part of Yom Kippur
The high priest symbolically placed the iniquities and transgressions on the head of this goat which was banished into the wilderness, thereby removing the sins to a distant desolate place. Leviticus 16:8-10
“וְנָתַן אַהֲרֹן עַל-שְׁנֵי הַשְּׂעִירִם, גֹּרָלוֹת–גּוֹרָל אֶחָד לַיהוָה, וְגוֹרָל אֶחָד לַעֲזָאזֵל. וְהִקְרִיב אַהֲרֹן אֶת-הַשָּׂעִיר, אֲשֶׁר עָלָה עָלָיו הַגּוֹרָל לַיהוָה; וְעָשָׂהוּ, חַטָּאת. וְהַשָּׂעִיר, אֲשֶׁר עָלָה עָלָיו הַגּוֹרָל לַעֲזָאזֵל, יָעֳמַד-חַי לִפְנֵי יְהוָה, לְכַפֵּר עָלָיו–לְשַׁלַּח אֹתוֹ לַעֲזָאזֵל, הַמִּדְבָּרָה.”
“And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats: one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for Azazel . And Aaron shall present the goat upon which the lot fell for the LORD, and offer him for a sin-offering. But the goat, on which the lot fell for Azazel, shall be set alive before the LORD, to make atonement over him, to send him away for Azazel into the wilderness.”
Also in Leviticus 16:26:
“וְהַמְשַׁלֵּחַ אֶת-הַשָּׂעִיר, לַעֲזָאזֵל–יְכַבֵּס בְּגָדָיו, וְרָחַץ אֶת-בְּשָׂרוֹ בַּמָּיִם; וְאַחֲרֵי-כֵן, יָבוֹא אֶל-הַמַּחֲנֶה.”
“And he that letteth go the goat for Azazel shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he may come into the camp.”
What does “Azazel” meanas?
Azazel is an enigmatic name from the Hebrew Scriptures and Apocrypha The name Azazel is a combination of the words Azaz (“rugged”) and El (“God”).
Jewish rabbis, interpreting “Azazel” as Azaz and el, refer it to the rugged and rough mountain cliff from which the scapegoat was cast down on Yom Kippur when the Jewish Temples in Jerusalem stood. A few modern commentators have suggested that Azazel was the name of a desert demon.
In the kabbalistic and midrashic literature, Azazel is considered to be a composite name for two fallen angels, Uza and Azael, who had come down to earth at the time of Tubal Cain and had become corrupted in their ways.
In Modern Hebrew slang “go to Azazel” means “go to hell.I wish you all to go to heaven!!!
main phrases of the post + transcription + translation
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עֲזָאזֵל
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Ăzā’zēl ‘
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Azazel
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יוֹם כִּפּוּר
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Yôm kippûr
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The day of atonement
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כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל
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Kohēn gādôl
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High priest
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עֵז
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ēz‘
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Goat
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לַעֲזָאזֵל
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Ăzā’zēl‘l
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Damn! , Hell!
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